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GSM operators add 6.68 million new users in November
22 Dec 2011
A widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of any GSM mobile phone because of outdated mobile network security
Medical device maker C R Bard acquires Lutonix
21 Dec 2011
Ex-aide Achary pushes Raja deeper into 2G mire
21 Dec 2011
Jailed former telecom minister A Raja was in touch with Swan Telecom promoters Shahid Balwa and Vinod Goenka and Unitech managing director Sanjay Chandra even while he was environment minister from 2004-07, says his former aide
Japanese government plans to acquire controlling stake in Tepco: report
21 Dec 2011
The Japanese government is planning to invest 1 trillion yen ($12.7 billion), to acquire over two-thirds stake in Tepco, the owner of the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant
CAG Vinod Rai continues to face JPC grilling
20 Dec 2011
China, US dumping solar equipment on India
20 Dec 2011
China's Yanzhou plans to buy Australia’s Gloucester Coal for $2 bn
20 Dec 2011
Trading in Australia’s Gloucester Coal was halted yesterday following reports that it is in talks to sell itself to Chinese state-owned Yanzhou Coal
EPA fails to nail shale in flawed report
19 Dec 2011
No bail yet for Behura in 2G case
17 Dec 2011
2G: Court hears Swamy’s statement against Chidambaram
17 Dec 2011
The special CBI court today started recording the statement of Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy, who is seeking to indict home minister P Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum allocation scandal
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